Stories by Emma Hatton

The Sustainable Business Council is urging companies to look to environmental data before making business decisions.

A Wellington woman wants inclusive sizing incorporated into the annual Tearfund ethical fashion report.

A group lobbying for change is recommending a post-graduate internship as part of a midwife's registration.

A therapist who specialises in youth suicide is concerned not enough is known about how assisted dying may affect vulnerable youth.

Fast fashion and unethical companies won't be in business in the next five to ten years as the focus shifts on more sustainable options, an industry expert says.

Fashion companies seeking an A+ grade in ethics now need to take the environmental impact of their business into account. Video

A technology commentator says it's shocking Facebook is not taking its responsibilities to regulate the live streaming of videos more seriously.

A Muslim community advocate says ditching the sword-wielding horsemen from the Crusaders' pre-match entertainment is not enough - the name has to go.

A crash which left three dead on Monday is tragic, but the region's roads are fit for purpose, the Ashburton mayor says.

Rubbish strewn in the flood-hit West Coast is potentially the bigger eco-disaster since the Rena oil spill, Forest and Bird says.

A UK organisation is out on the streets of Christchurch teaching people how to spot extremism and answering questions from curious locals about what Islam actually is.

A man living on the road near Ashburton where three people were killed in a crash said the intersection where the accident happened is not well signposted.

The Law Commission is looking into whether the rules governing DNA are still fit for purpose, easily accessible and understood by the public.

Frustration is at boiling point as Haast locals prepare for their sixth day without power, and rubbish starts to flow through Fox River from a historical landfill.

Victoria University of Wellington isn't ruling out a judicial review of its vetoed plan to change its name.

Six kilometres of dangerous median barriers remain on Wellington roads despite a report three years ago calling for them to be replaced.

The man who broke a Len Lye sculpture on Wellington's waterfront last year has been fined and ordered to do community service.

A Canadian student, denied an exchange to Victoria University because of her mental illness, has laid a complaint with the Human Rights Commission.

Banks will need to loosen their grip on customers' private data as New Zealand edges toward open banking.

New figures show two thirds of the dangerous airbags found in about 80,000 cars in New Zealand have been replaced, but consumer advocates are warning the rest will be the hardest to reach.

Despite a national need for builders, some Christchurch building companies are so desperate for work they are cutting margins to the point they are not making any money, they say.

Building industry experts say news the government won't hit its 1000-home KiwiBuild target isn't surprising, and here's why. Audio

Victoria University told a Canadian exchange student it didn't want her to come after she revealed she had a mental illness.

Multiple government departments have breached the State Services code of conduct according to an investigation into 131 departments and their use of external security consultants.

The Justice Sector's chief science advisor has singled early intervention out as a crucial way to combat New Zealand's staggering family violence statistics.